Toyota RAV4 - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Toyota RAV4 owners have reported a total of 6,287 problems for their cars built in the
23 model years
listed in the chart below.
The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Toyota RAV4.
The 2007 Toyota RAV4 cars have the most problems reported (1,081 problems).

Common problems of Toyota RAV4

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Toyota RAV4 cars.
The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train
(1,006 problems).
The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (748 problems).

Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Toyota RAV4 of an older model year to newer model years
since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems.
In order to compare the reliability across RAV4 model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the
problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year.
A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Toyota RAV4 model year;
S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across RAV4 Model Years